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==RCS Passphrase New Policy==
Your passphrase must contain 12 character passphrase with at least one lowercase letter, uppercase letter and digit.
==Laptop vs. RCS Passphrase==
If you have a laptop or home computer, you'll have an admin password for it. This may be different from your RCS Passphrase. Resetting one does not reset the other; you'll have to change both if you want them to be the same.


==Passphrase Security==
==Passphrase Security==
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Your RCS account is the username and Passphrase combination you use to log in to any computer on the RCS campus.  This combo will also gain you access to your WiFi, Google Apps (gmail, calendar, etc.), Schoology, printing, and all other Riverdale sites.   
Your RCS account is the username and Passphrase combination you use to log in to any computer on the RCS campus.  This combo will also gain you access to your WiFi, Google Apps (gmail, calendar, etc.), Schoology, printing, and all other Riverdale sites.   
==Passphrase Requirements==
We strongly encourage you to make a long passphrase that contains multiple words that are meaningful to you with a few digits thrown in.
The passphrase must:
* contain 12 or more characters (we recommend longer than the minimum length)
* not contain your first name, last name or username
* be different from a previous passphrase you've used at RCS
* contain at least one lowercase letter, uppercase letter, digit
Expired RCS passwords cannot be reset to a previous password... but you can alter a previous one slightly to make a new one! Adding a number or character to the end is an easy way to accomplish this.
'''We recommend you use this site to check your Passphrase complexity before setting it: [http://howsecureismypassword.net/ How secure is my Passphrase?]'''


===Passphrase Expiration Period===
===Passphrase Expiration Period===
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'''Your Passphrase expires 13 months after you set it.''' This allows you to return to campus after summer vacation and use the same Passphrase you had before you left.
'''Your Passphrase expires 13 months after you set it.''' This allows you to return to campus after summer vacation and use the same Passphrase you had before you left.


We warn you via email to change your Passphrase one month prior to expiration. '''Whether or not you see the warning, your Passphrase will expire after 13 months.'''
We warn you via email to change your Passphrase one month prior to expiration.  
The emails will have a subject line of this form, "RCS domain passphrase for jappleseed27 will expire in 20 days." '''Whether or not you see the warning, your Passphrase will expire after 13 months.'''


'''We strongly recommend that you reset your RCS Passphrase before it expires.'''
'''We strongly recommend that you reset your RCS Passphrase before it expires.'''
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#Don't use common substitutions
#Don't use common substitutions
#*Using a word like password ($ for s, 0 for o) to create a password like p@$$w0rd? Bad idea. Way too easy to crack.
#*Using a word like password ($ for s, 0 for o) to create a password like p@$$w0rd? Bad idea. Way too easy to crack.
==Passphrase Requirements==
We strongly encourage you to make a long passphrase that contains multiple words that are meaningful to you with a few digits thrown in.
The passphrase must:
* contain 12 or more characters (we recommend longer than the minimum length)
* not contain your first name, last name or username
* be different from a previous passphrase you've used at RCS
* contain at least one lowercase letter, uppercase letter, digit
Expired RCS passwords cannot be reset to a previous password... but you can alter a previous one slightly to make a new one! Adding a number or character to the end is an easy way to accomplish this.
'''We recommend you use this site to check your Passphrase complexity before setting it: [http://howsecureismypassword.net/ How secure is my Passphrase?]'''


==Setting an RCS Passphrase==
==Setting an RCS Passphrase==
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*Passwords saved in web browsers
*Passwords saved in web browsers


=How Can I Get Help?=
==Laptop vs. RCS Passphrase==
 
If you have a laptop or home computer, you'll have an admin password for it. This may be different from your RCS Passphrase. Resetting one does not reset the other; you'll have to change both if you want them to be the same.
 
==How Can I Get Help?==
Still can't log in? Do any of the following:
Still can't log in? Do any of the following:


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*Visit the River Tech Office
*Visit the River Tech Office
*Visit the helpdesk on either campus
*Visit the helpdesk on either campus
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===On a Managed PC on campus===
# While logged into Windows, press Ctrl - Alt - Delete on your keyboard. This will bring up the Windows Security screen.
# Click the button for "Change Password..."
# Enter your old password, then enter your new password twice -- once to set it, and once to confirm it. Click "OK."
# As long as your password meets the requirements outlined above, the change should work. If not, try it again. To quit without saving a new password, click "Cancel."
===On a Macintosh===
'''Method 1 - Forced Change'''
If you are informed that your password will expire in a certain number of hours or days, please continue to use the machine. After your password expires, the Macintosh will automatically pop-up a window ''the next time you attempt to login'' which will allow you to change your password right then and there. Please follow the RCS account password requirement rules above in forming your new password. You will not be allowed to login until you have entered a correctly formatted password.
'''Method 2 - Deliberate change'''
If you wish to change your password at any time after you have logged in to the Mac, click the System Preferences icon in your Dock then choose the Accounts preference:
[[Image:AcctPP2.jpg]]
Click the Change Password button:
[[Image:ChPass.jpg]]
Enter a new password and verify it. Please follow the RCS account password requirement rules above in forming your new password.
'''NOTE:''' Information typed into the Password Hint box is discarded and never used.
Click the blue Change Password button.
[[Image:ChPassWin.jpg]]
If you click the little key icon [[Image:PwKey.jpg]] to the right of the New Password field, the Password Assistant will come up with a password for you. Clicking the disclosure triangle presents other choices:
[[Image:PwHints2.jpg]]  [[Image:PwHints3.jpg]]
Make sure you select the password type '''Memorable''' to have a password created which should match the RCS account password requirements as explained above. Cut and paste the password twice into the appropriate fields, then click the blue Change Password button.
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